Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19585 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Concentration of Roman pottery sherds, medieval pottery sherds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1983 by the Fenland Survey recovered a number of medieval pottery sherds from across this field, particularly from the extreme east and adjacent to the medieval drove. A quite sizable concentration of Roman pottery sherds was also noted on the southeast side of a medium sized roddon. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2023 recovered a medieval brooch pin and a post-medieval jetton.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 51 11 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51SW |
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| Parish: | WALPOLE HIGHWAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
17 October 1983. Fenland fieldwalking. 100 acre plus field. Conditions very poor. Rough ploughed and partly weathered. Bright sunlight.
Context 1: sherds all over field, mostly medieval, mostly from extreme east end adjacent to medieval drove. WPP AB (S1).
Context 2: at 5202 1156 at 7-8 feet (2.1m - 2.4m) OD. Quite sizeable concentration of Roman sherds over top and southeast side of medium roddon. Despite condition of field quite a reasonable amount of material but no bone or other
find types noted. Hint of dark stain on ground. WPP 4 (S2).
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).
R. Silvester (NAU), 17 October 1983.
Before 9 November 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval brooch pin.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2024.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WPP AB. FENS. WPP AB. |
| <S2> | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WPP 4. FENS. WPP 4. |
| <S3> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
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